2020
Non-inferiority trials using a surrogate marker as the primary endpoint: An increasing phenotype in cardiovascular trials
Bikdeli B, Caraballo C, Welsh J, Ross JS, Kaul S, Stone GW, Krumholz HM. Non-inferiority trials using a surrogate marker as the primary endpoint: An increasing phenotype in cardiovascular trials. Clinical Trials 2020, 17: 723-728. PMID: 32838556, PMCID: PMC8088773, DOI: 10.1177/1740774520949157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-inferiority trialPrimary endpointClinical outcome trialsNon-inferiority marginSurrogate markerNon-inferiority designCardiovascular trialsOutcome trialsClinical outcomesDefinitive clinical outcome trialsNon-inferiority criteriaStudy protocolSurrogate outcomesBACKGROUND/Median numberSurrogate endpointsPrimary analysisCardiovascular interventionsCardiovascular medicineTrialsEndpointClinical interpretationOutcomesMarkersIntervention
2017
Two Decades of Cardiovascular Trials With Primary Surrogate Endpoints: 1990–2011
Bikdeli B, Punnanithinont N, Akram Y, Lee I, Desai NR, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Two Decades of Cardiovascular Trials With Primary Surrogate Endpoints: 1990–2011. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2017, 6: e005285. PMID: 28325713, PMCID: PMC5524035, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.005285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcome trialsOutcome trialsEndpoint trialsPrimary endpointCardiovascular trialsClinical outcome studiesClinical outcomesSurrogate markerPatient's perspectiveSurrogate endpointsOutcome studiesNew England JournalSample cohortTrial resultsTrialsSurrogate trialsEndpointPositive resultsAmerican MedicalInterventionHigh-impact journalsCohort